Heat oil in a pan.Add channa dal and urad dal.Saute until it turns golden brown.

Add garlic and dry red chilies and red chili powder saute for about a minute .Add grated coconut and mix well and saute over medium flame for about a minute.

Now add jaggery,tamarind and salt to taste.Allow this to to cool a bit and grind to form a smooth paste adding sufficient quantity of water.

Heat a tawa/dosa pan.Lightly brush it with oil.(If you are using a non stick pan,do not apply oil on the tawa,if you do so you will not be able to spread the batter.)Spread a ladle full of batter to form a thin and large circle.Drizzle ghee /oil over the dosa.( use ghee for best results)

When it is cooked and the edges starts to brown spread 2 to 3 tsp of the prepared red chutney over the dosa.

Let the dosa turn crisp.Fold the dosa and serve with sambar and chutney.

NOTES

Use Kashmiri red chilies ,if you like it less spicy and it also gives a nice red color to the chutney .